ANDERSON COUNTY - The memory of a Georgia truck driver who died on Saturday morning after hitting a tree in Anderson County weighed heavily on the minds of family members on Father's Day.

Chester Lee Jones, 70 of Stone Mountain, Ga. was pinned in his truck after he veered off the right shoulder while traveling south on Interstate 85 near S.C. 24.

Jones might have been sleep deprived but the investigation into how he crashed is still ongoing, said Greg Shore, Anderson County coroner. The truck Jones was driving, a 2007 Freightliner, was owned by FFE Inc. of Dallas, Texas. Jones left Norfolk, Va. at 9:30 p.m. on Friday and the accident occurred about 9:30 a.m. Saturday.

It was unknown if Jones was wearing a seat belt, according to the state Highway Patrol.

Shore said that an autopsy was performed and the official cause of death was thermal burns. Jones also suffered a broken leg in the fire, he said.

Anthony Jones, 39, of Fayetteville, Ga. said Sunday he remembered barbecuing and spending time with his father, Chester Lee, on Father's Day throughout the years. His father had eight children and about 30 grandchildren. He is also survived by, Lucy, his divorced wife.

"My father was a man who would give you the shirt off his back," Anthony Jones said. "He had a kind heart. He would give you anything. He believed in discipline and that children should obey their parents."

Chester Lee Jones worked in transportation for the U.S. Army before becoming a commercial trucker in 1977. He also served three volunteer tours during the Vietnam War.

He attended Landmark Christian Church in Norcross, Ga.

Kathy Marble, 44 of Columbus, Ga. said that her father, Chester Lee, was a wonderful man and grandfather.

She said her father did a great job of taking care of his family throughout his entire life.

"He was always there," Marble said. "He didn't care who you were. He was a knight that went around saving people."